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Jul 6, 2006 13:46:27 GMT -5
Post by krazydiamond on Jul 6, 2006 13:46:27 GMT -5
I have come to a point where I must admit to a secondary addiction. The first one, all things Lapidary, we all share, so this is a warning to all that may fall prey to another expensive habit. It seemed innocent at first (don’t all bad habits?) and even when I was younger it was always a favorite tool, a comfy crutch for getting out of a messy situation. And, oh, so sanitary! So I was a frequent, casual user (could quit at any time!) until my lapidary involvement increased…. then my voracious appetite for the stuff skyrocketed! At first I tried to delude myself into thinking my habit wasn’t THAT BAD, that i wasn't consuming THAT MUCH, by opening multiple packets at various places in the house and in the vehicles. One at the kitchen sink (what could be more normal?), one at the grinder, one at the saw, one by the tumblers, one by the utility sink …..but, I wasn’t fooling anyone except myself. I am a Paper-Towel-aholic. Driven by fear of cross contamination I found myself on the path of perforated towel addiction. Oh, and I hold all those advertising companies out there also to blame as well!! Names like “Brawny” and “Bounty” and “Viva” lull you into this sense of security, and goodness, while at the same time sucking pennies right out of your pocketbook like life’s blood! A subliminal message of “Consume Me Now”, is imprinted with invisible ink on each roll, I swear it! (Is this yet another attempt by the electricals to get in my brain?). KD
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Jul 6, 2006 13:52:59 GMT -5
Post by hermatite on Jul 6, 2006 13:52:59 GMT -5
The first step is admitting you have a problem KD. Now step away from the Brawny man...I saw him first!
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Jul 6, 2006 14:36:38 GMT -5
Post by docone31 on Jul 6, 2006 14:36:38 GMT -5
If you use GirleyGuy towels, you might find a change in habit. GirleyGuy Towels, look for the quiet display with the GQ model with short hair. Speak andums, andors, and a lot of ums. GirleyGuy Towels, keeps your attire neat.
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Jul 6, 2006 14:38:40 GMT -5
Post by Tweetiepy on Jul 6, 2006 14:38:40 GMT -5
I too have the same, ahem, problem - I'm addicted to the Costco (Kirkland) paper towels, you know the ones that you use to dry off when you get out of the shower - that's how big they are - I have to have them on hand everywhere... now I must go wipe my hands on one as my hands have gotten moist...
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Jul 6, 2006 16:06:00 GMT -5
Post by rockyraccoon on Jul 6, 2006 16:06:00 GMT -5
rofl kd. i buy them in bulk. i put them in the shop so none will be used in the house lol. occassionally someone will sneak a roll into the house. every cut on the slab saw i get a new one. garbage bags full when i am out there.
kim
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Jul 6, 2006 16:06:32 GMT -5
Post by akansan on Jul 6, 2006 16:06:32 GMT -5
I am a paper towel snob. Yes, I admit it.
The only paper towels that I allow in my house are Vivas. So soft, so absorbant, so wipeable.
I don't care if the bacon sticks to them when you cook it in the microwave - I don't cook bacon in paper towels in the microwave!
Vivas - perfect for every cleaning (and non-cleaning) occasion!
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Jul 6, 2006 16:31:26 GMT -5
Post by parfive on Jul 6, 2006 16:31:26 GMT -5
Plain ol' paper towels are kinda low-tech nowadays, KD. The discriminating lapidary uses Johnson & Johnson Rock Wipes: "Made from recycled material . . . Guaranteed grit-free!" (Wouldn't trust Bounty as far as I can sneeze) Top shelf in the Wipe Aisle at your local supermarket. Keyboard Wipes two shelves down.
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Jul 6, 2006 17:06:19 GMT -5
Post by pho on Jul 6, 2006 17:06:19 GMT -5
My problem is that I can never ever finish using a roll of towels....as soon as I open a new roll,,,,,,,,,they disappear!!!!!! Never to be seen again.......and to this day I have no clue what those towels are roll around.......
Pho
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Jul 6, 2006 17:26:26 GMT -5
Post by hermatite on Jul 6, 2006 17:26:26 GMT -5
AHA! Pho you have uncovered the secret of global warming. Those rolls of towels escape into the atmosphere through the hole in the ozone layer. Even as we speak the earth is being wrapped in a layer of comfy, absorbant, softness.
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Jul 6, 2006 17:28:28 GMT -5
Post by drupe on Jul 6, 2006 17:28:28 GMT -5
Question? How can one man use three rolls of paper towels in a week?
Answer H--l I don't know but a 12 pack only lasts me 4 weeks. I think they are made to desolve on there own. Its a big Corporation thing. You know big Brothers next of kin.
Keep um' rollin
Pete
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Jul 6, 2006 17:29:18 GMT -5
Post by Duckbean on Jul 6, 2006 17:29:18 GMT -5
Man am I glad I haven't fallen into that vice yet and now that i'm for warned I'll stay away from that isle!The shop towels in automotive do me just find!I know what you're going to say, But just because there made from paper doesn't mean any thing!There disposable shop towels and that's all there is to it! Buying them by the case doesn't mean any thing either I just save a lot buying them that way!
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Jul 6, 2006 17:30:39 GMT -5
Post by ladyt on Jul 6, 2006 17:30:39 GMT -5
ROFLMAO !! You guys are to much!!
Tonja
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Jul 6, 2006 19:10:05 GMT -5
Post by Terry664 on Jul 6, 2006 19:10:05 GMT -5
We use 8 rolls a week in my household, I use those brown things you find in the public bathrooms,for rocks, saw cleanup, etc. I was given a case free still have half a case left. Terry
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Jul 6, 2006 19:27:57 GMT -5
Post by Shelbeeray on Jul 6, 2006 19:27:57 GMT -5
I saw a 24 pack of paper towels at Walmart last week. Almost kneeled in the aisle crying in gratitude. B.W. (Before Walmart - or 2 years ago) we could only get 2-packs.. i got 2 24 packs. I keep going down to the basement to make sure they're still there.
Yup. Just call me tree killer. I know. The guilt can really be overwhelming. <sniff> <sniff>
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jrtrio
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With10 tumblers tumbling the sound is so delicious!Send me more of those little red fellas, please?
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Jul 6, 2006 19:29:44 GMT -5
Post by jrtrio on Jul 6, 2006 19:29:44 GMT -5
It's a simple thing really. Buy cheap, buy in bulk, and if you can, buy the "half-towel" towels. Then you will go through the roll much slower! Besides, just think about all those trees you're killing! Remember what our President said in his famous "Econology" speach: "Underneath every forest is a lawn waiting to be mown."
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Jul 6, 2006 20:07:10 GMT -5
Post by krazydiamond on Jul 6, 2006 20:07:10 GMT -5
oh, man, i wasn't even thinking about the trees..!!!! now i have even more guilt...but i am shameless, i eye those 15 packs and load them up. fire'em off as soon as i get home.
hahahaha.
KD
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Jul 6, 2006 20:31:48 GMT -5
Post by Cher on Jul 6, 2006 20:31:48 GMT -5
ROFL ... Aww you guys aren't tree killers, trees are a renewable resource and you're just promoting job security for a logger somewhere. My hubby is a paper towel snob too, only Viva is good for him but I buy Brawny for the rocks.
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Jul 6, 2006 21:05:28 GMT -5
Post by docone31 on Jul 6, 2006 21:05:28 GMT -5
I am the good guy. I have had the same handkerchief in my pocket without interruption for over six years now. It is kinda motor oil coloured, tattered, and I have to shake it out everytime I use it. It used to be white and if I have to blow my nose I have to be careful, it shreds. When I got it, it was at a thrift shop. They were going to throw it out. All I could do was think of all the third world children who are denied food for weeks at a time and have bloody fingers. All those cotton pickers who do not get paid, or fed, the migrants who are now being thrown back after being enticed to come. All I could do was think of saving entire generations of people, whole rain forests, of keeping arid land from going into desertification by accepting the gift of this handkerchief. I was not even responsible for adding to any landfill to have it covered with inert sand and allowing it to slowly decompose into prime materials and methane. I single handedly slowed global warming just a bit, possibly preventing extinction of some as of yet undiscovered species which has no eyes, legs, teeth, or bones and lives in underground terrain and releases argon gas into concrete. Whew, I did not really know how large a thing saving the handkerchief could be untill I wrote it out. I wonder if I can get an award? I haven't washed it yet and I suspect it will not support a washing, even in a washing machine that uses less water, with soap that is not really soap, reclaiming the waste water- what little there would be by using a solar still composed of discarded construction materials. What was I trying to say! Gads, I have turned into Randy of the Redwoods! Like just say WHOAH dude. Should I move to San Fran? Like Totally. Whoops, that is Valley Girl. Oh my gosh, perhaps I do not even recognize myself. I will have to contact my Guru, and meditate on the beach. Well, except for the red tide. What ever will I do?
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Post by hermatite on Jul 7, 2006 8:34:16 GMT -5
doc...as long as you have your hanky and the guide to the galaxy, you'll be fine. Don't Panic!
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Jul 7, 2006 10:42:22 GMT -5
Post by stefan on Jul 7, 2006 10:42:22 GMT -5
Hi my name is Stefan and I'm a papertowelaholic *group smiles and says"Hi Stefan"*- it started out innocently enough- Just a simple holder in the rock shop- A roll a month- then a few more tumblers and it was a roll everyother week *Stefan Begins to sob at this point* But then the grinder came along- and more tumblers and the saw *sniff sniff- Stefan gathers his composure* Now I'm up to a roll a week! I know I need help-- but I can't stop- What about cross contamination- what about watermarks on the grinder- what about.... *Stefan breaks down into a crying lump*
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